Dear Friends and Family:

Elder Hunt is doing amazing. He and I have been struggling a lot this week just to find people to teach. This is the same problem that we have had this last week as well, so we are both seriously introspecting to find out what we can do differently to always have people to go to teach. This week we felt that one of our strengths was being diligent throughout the week, and not ignoring the elephant in the middle of the room. We were constantly throughout the week looking for ways to get new investigators and we were constantly trying to contact the investigators that we had.

We came to a few conclusions on things that we can do to improve this week. For one thing, we are going to study the Holy Ghost this week, and focus on being guided and directed by the spirit as we plan and as we go out to work. We feel that this will show greater faith that we will receive guidance, and so God will bless us with the revelation that we need to continue each day. As well, we will restart seeing a recent convert/less active member every day so we can keep focused on our purpose even when we don't have too many investigators to teach.

We didn't have anybody come to church this week, but our zone leaders extended a challenge that every area in our zone baptize this week. They also promised that as we make plans and work diligently, God will make it possible for us to do it. So we are going to focus on finding someone ready to be baptized this very Sunday, and we are going to help them get to the font!

Parents: How did you like the Griot and the other food? Also, the picture you sent me didn't show up in the email. Could you send it again? Maybe you could attach it, instead of embedding it in the email itself. Thanks!

I'm excited that Britney is almost going home. It's really weird to think about, it seems like such a short time ago that I opened my mission call and she left a few days later.

I know Elder Mason. I never got to serve in the same apartment as him, but he was trained a few transfers ago by Elder Burgoyne, who I spent 4 transfers with. (In the same apartment, even if we were never companions.) I didn't know he was related to anyone in our ward!

How bad has the snow been this year?

Thanks,

Elder Slade